CREDITON Town Council budgets a large sum of money every financial year for grants to local voluntary or charitable organisations where the activities will contribute to, and be of benefit to, the life or community and support the people of Crediton.

During the last financial year the Town Council approved grants to the value of £59,065.

The Town Council is now inviting submissions of applications for the year 2027-2028.

The 2026-2027 recipients were:

Crediton Talking News (Annual running costs) £350, Crediton Arts Centre (Spring Awakening concert) paid from 2025-26 underspend £500, St Boniface Concert Society (Summer concerts) £650.

Crediton Arts Centre (Touring Shakespeare) £700, The Bookery (Lighting enhancement) paid from 2025-26 underspend £700, Crediton Bowling Club (Big Bowls Weekend) £700, Crediton Heart Project (Community website) £700, North Creedy Choral Society (Spring concert) £700, Crediton Netball League (Development project) £700, Crediton BSL (Outreach project) £700.

Crediton Arts Centre (Annual running costs) £1000, Crediton Youth Theatre (Annual running costs) £1000, Crediton and District Swimming Club (Electronic starting system) £1500, Crediton Area History and Museum Society (Exhibition and running costs) £1500, Crediton Town Band (Annual running costs) £1500, Journey Counselling Service (Free counselling sessions) £1500.

Crediton Operatic Dramatic Society CODS (Spring Production) £2000, Crediton Heart Project (Open air cinema) £2000, QE School (Rewilding and outdoor learning) £2200, Involve Voluntary Action in Mid Devon (Community Builder Role) £2550, Sustainable Crediton (Annual projects and promotional material) £2915.

Crediton Congregational Church (Secular kids projects) £3000, The Folklore Library and Archive (Heritage collections) £3000, Crediton Parkrun (Licence and kit) £3000, Epic Family CIC (Start-up funding) £3000, Bang Bang Boxing Club (Boxing event) £2,011 paid from 2025-26 underspend £3000, Youth Orchestra (Annual running costs) £3000.

Holy Cross Junior Choir (Visit to Truro Cathedral) £3000, CHAT (Outreach project) £3000, Animating Devon CIC (Weekly animation club) £3000, Significant Seams (Mental health friendly Crediton) £3000, The Turning Tides Project (Pallet upcycling activity) £3000.

Small Grants (up to £700) are considered directly by the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chair of the Oversight Committee (or referred to the Grants Sub-Committee if needed).

Large Grants are designed for larger community projects and reviewed via the council's Grants Sub-Committee.

Eligible Organisations include local charitable, voluntary, and non-profit-making organisations, community groups, and Community Interest Companies (CICs) with a bank account in their own name.

Crediton Town Council does not fund hospitality, salaries, party-political links, core school expenditure, or religious organisations (unless for non-religious activities).

In 2025–2026 the Town Council distributed a total of £43,089 across various local organisations.

The Grants Sub-Committee comprises of five Crediton Town Councillors.

Groups which received a grant last year who wish to apply again, will need to submit a Feedback form with their application. Paper forms can be requested from the office by emailing: [email protected] . This is to report to the Grants Committee how the money was spent.

Forms and the grants policy can be found at: www.crediton.gov.uk/finance/grants

Electronic applications are preferred, however, paper forms can be requested.